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Flooding vs Unknown Unicast Flooding


Why does OSPF use flooding instead of broadcasting?Cisco: storm-control unicastWhat happens if two hosts with the same MAC address are in the same broadcast domain?How does a switch learn a switch table?question about how switches learn Ethernet addresses from other ports and forwarding tablesWhat happens when a switch sends a frame to another switch?How does a switch learn a MAC address not in its lookup table?Switch vs RouterWhat is the difference between ARP and BUM Traffic?Gratuitous arp and unicast floodingFrame transfer from one switch to another configured with VLANS













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Can someone clarify what is the difference between Flooding and Unknown Unicast Flooding?



Is it the same thing or it contains different meaning?



I'm aware that Flooding happens when a switch receives a frame with a destination address that is not present in the switch's MAC table, so it replicates the received frame and sends it to all switch ports except the one from which it has received the frame.










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    The generic term, "flooding," means sending something everywhere, except its source. Switches flood unknown unicast frames, but, for example, OSPF floods routing information in an OSPF area.

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Can someone clarify what is the difference between Flooding and Unknown Unicast Flooding?



Is it the same thing or it contains different meaning?



I'm aware that Flooding happens when a switch receives a frame with a destination address that is not present in the switch's MAC table, so it replicates the received frame and sends it to all switch ports except the one from which it has received the frame.










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    The generic term, "flooding," means sending something everywhere, except its source. Switches flood unknown unicast frames, but, for example, OSPF floods routing information in an OSPF area.

    – Ron Maupin
    May 7 at 13:31














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Can someone clarify what is the difference between Flooding and Unknown Unicast Flooding?



Is it the same thing or it contains different meaning?



I'm aware that Flooding happens when a switch receives a frame with a destination address that is not present in the switch's MAC table, so it replicates the received frame and sends it to all switch ports except the one from which it has received the frame.










share|improve this question














Can someone clarify what is the difference between Flooding and Unknown Unicast Flooding?



Is it the same thing or it contains different meaning?



I'm aware that Flooding happens when a switch receives a frame with a destination address that is not present in the switch's MAC table, so it replicates the received frame and sends it to all switch ports except the one from which it has received the frame.







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    The generic term, "flooding," means sending something everywhere, except its source. Switches flood unknown unicast frames, but, for example, OSPF floods routing information in an OSPF area.

    – Ron Maupin
    May 7 at 13:31













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    The generic term, "flooding," means sending something everywhere, except its source. Switches flood unknown unicast frames, but, for example, OSPF floods routing information in an OSPF area.

    – Ron Maupin
    May 7 at 13:31








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The generic term, "flooding," means sending something everywhere, except its source. Switches flood unknown unicast frames, but, for example, OSPF floods routing information in an OSPF area.

– Ron Maupin
May 7 at 13:31






The generic term, "flooding," means sending something everywhere, except its source. Switches flood unknown unicast frames, but, for example, OSPF floods routing information in an OSPF area.

– Ron Maupin
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As @ronmaupin points out, "flooding" is a generic term for sending data everywhere (usually except the source). OSPF multicasts link state advertisements, and we colloquially say OSPF floods them in an area.



Unknown Unicast Flooding, is a specific example of flooding, as you have accurately described in your question.






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    As @ronmaupin points out, "flooding" is a generic term for sending data everywhere (usually except the source). OSPF multicasts link state advertisements, and we colloquially say OSPF floods them in an area.



    Unknown Unicast Flooding, is a specific example of flooding, as you have accurately described in your question.






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      As @ronmaupin points out, "flooding" is a generic term for sending data everywhere (usually except the source). OSPF multicasts link state advertisements, and we colloquially say OSPF floods them in an area.



      Unknown Unicast Flooding, is a specific example of flooding, as you have accurately described in your question.






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        As @ronmaupin points out, "flooding" is a generic term for sending data everywhere (usually except the source). OSPF multicasts link state advertisements, and we colloquially say OSPF floods them in an area.



        Unknown Unicast Flooding, is a specific example of flooding, as you have accurately described in your question.






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        As @ronmaupin points out, "flooding" is a generic term for sending data everywhere (usually except the source). OSPF multicasts link state advertisements, and we colloquially say OSPF floods them in an area.



        Unknown Unicast Flooding, is a specific example of flooding, as you have accurately described in your question.







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